In other words, if you're bored of turkey and stuffing and whatever, try something different. Its almost as if the food itself has nothing to do with the original meaning of the holiday, and thus eating the same shiat every year might not be as important as trying new things while enjoying family and the bounty of your life.

I've noticed that these examples of "War on (fill in the tradition)" tend to be other people choosing not to adhere to said tradition. If Costco decides they want to say Holiday instead of Christmas to be more inclusive that's their business. Stop throwing a tantrum just because others are liking what you don't like.

Yup you can take anything else, just leave my Thanksgiving turkeyfest and Christmas Ham pigouts alone, the rest of the year the Old Lady tries to get me to graze instead of eat, so those two feasts are guilt free bliss.

Because whole turkeys and stuffing ingredients disappear from the grocery store from December-October.

FWIW, I've never seen whole cranberries available at any other time of the year. The canned cranberry sauce is sometimes available in, say, June, but you have to scrape about a half-inch of dust off of it.

American tradition is to take anything delicious that other cultures eat, and try it with endless variations. So one of these recipes may someday mutate into a traditional Thanksgiving entree, and no one would bat an eye.

Because whole turkeys and stuffing ingredients disappear from the grocery store from December-October.

FWIW, I've never seen whole cranberries available at any other time of the year. The canned cranberry sauce is sometimes available in, say, June, but you have to scrape about a half-inch of dust off of it.

I'll give you cranberries. They're quite seasonal though I'm sure if the demand was there they'd figure out a way to grow in South America or something like the other berries.

The French are integral to the history of our nation. Without them it's conceivable that we would not exist. Whatever recent history they may have, they still deserve our respect and our thanks. I'd be happy to recognize them on Thanksgiving and remember the sacrifices they made so that our nation could be born.

Inquisitive Inquisitor:The French are integral to the history of our nation. Without them it's conceivable that we would not exist. Whatever recent history they may have, they still deserve our respect and our thanks. I'd be happy to recognize them on Thanksgiving and remember the sacrifices they made so that our nation could be born.

That point could be argued. France isn't the same country that it was in 1776. The France that came to our aid was a powerful country, with a monarchy. Also, it wasn't French benevolence that convinced them to help us; they just wanted to poke the Brits in the eye and damage the British war effort. Plus, we paid them back during world war 2.